| Thunia marshalliana photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
| published in | Linnaea 41 : 65 1877 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Arethuseae | |
| subtribe | Coelogyninae | |
| genus | Thunia Reichenbach f. 1852 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 36, 38 | |
| metabolism | CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. | |
| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | India (Manipur), Burma (Moulmein), Thailandia, Cina (Yunnan) |
| altitude | 1000 - 2000 m (3300 - 6600 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Wenshan (Yunnan, China) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1500 m / 4950 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Wenshan this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 33 m' to 10 h 27 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or geophyte | |
| brigthness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 12 - 14 cm (4.8" - 5.6"), apical |
| nr flowers | 4 - 6, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 3 L 4 cm (1.2" L 1.6") - inflorescence 15 L 10 cm (6" L 4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 20 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 15 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
